{"id":121468,"date":"2025-11-16T09:18:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=121468"},"modified":"2025-11-16T09:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:24:56","slug":"cubs-hit-with-strong-take-on-dylan-cease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=121468","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 UPDATE: CUBS ROCKED BY A SURPRISINGLY STRONG TAKE ON DYLAN CEASE  The baseball world is buzzing as a bold new opinion about Dylan Cease sends shockwaves through Chicago\u2019s plans. Insiders claim the statement could reshape how the Cubs approach their next moves, creating tension behind the scenes. Fans are glued to every update, wondering how this unexpected stance might shift the entire offseason direction."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dylan-cease-chicago-cubs.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dylan-cease-chicago-cubs.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dylan-cease-chicago-cubs.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dylan-cease-chicago-cubs.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cubs Hit With Strong Take on Dylan Cease\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Orlando Ramirez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Chicago Cubs appear poised to pursue starting pitching this offseason after declining their club option for an extended deal, which led to Sh\u014dta Imanaga turning down his player option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As a result, the question is, what starting pitcher should be on the Cubs\u2019 radar to bolster the rotation for the 2026 MLB season? SiriusXM\u2019s Jeff Joyce floated out the name of Dylan Cease as a target that the Cubs should consider this winter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe Michael King doesn\u2019t feel like the pitcher the Cubs should go after,\u201d <\/span>Joyce said on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cThey\u2019ve already got enough guys. I want a guy from the Cubs [who] is going to give me some known things, like innings and quality\u2026 I need a guy that I can count on for at least 160 innings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSo I think Cease makes a lot of sense. It\u2019s been like the every other year thing recently for him, where when the stuff is on, he\u2019s really good. Second and fourth place finishes in the Cy Young.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last season with the San Diego Padres, Cease had an 8-12 record with an ERA of 4.55 and 215 strikeouts in 32 appearances in 2025, according to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> StatMuse.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Moreover, Cease is familiar with the market, having played five years for the Chicago White Sox. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dylan Cease Does Come With Concerns<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While Cease logged 168 innings in 2025 for the Padres, his durability doesn\u2019t erase every concern. Joyce sees the former White Sox pitcher as a strong target, yet he also made clear that pursuing him carries some risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cStill walks a lot of guys, but 214 strikeouts a year-plus, the last five years, 32 starts a year; the last five years, at least 165 innings a year; the last five years,\u201d Joyce added. \u201cHe checks a lot of boxes except the consistency, and he does walk a lot of guys. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">you<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> look at <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">last<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> four years, he\u2019s eighth in innings, first in strikeouts, first in strikeout percentage, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in walk percentage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHe\u2019s given you the durability part and the strikeout part. And all these teams are going to look at him and say, well, we can fix the inconsistency issue, we can turn him into that guy. There\u2019s something there to work with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Cubs Are Looking to Improve Their Starting Rotation<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The reason Cease might be on the Cubs\u2019 radar is that<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Imanaga\u2019s decision to test the open market came as a surprise.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> He had agreed to a four-year, $53 million contract with the Cubs before the 2024 season, and the team also paid a $9.825 million posting fee to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chicago could have exercised a club option that would have added a three-year, $57.5 million extension, keeping him under contract through 2028. Declining that option activated a $15.25 million player option, which he also passed on. While at the general manager meetings in Las Vegas, Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer discussed how the situation unfolded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe value Sh\u014dta a ton,\u201d Hoyer said on November 11 (h\/t <\/span>Marquee Sports Network <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">). \u201cHe was amazing for us as a pitcher and as a teammate. I don\u2019t want to close that door completely, but ultimately we didn\u2019t think the club option was the right value, he didn\u2019t think the player option was the right value and that happens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eduardo Razo Eduardo Razo is a sports journalist covering the NFL for Heavy.com. He previously covered the league for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area &amp; California, and has contributed as a freelance writer for The Sporting News. He also served as an editor for Athlon Sports and Heavy Sports focusing on MLB and the NFL. 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